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a > ( Figure 9 ) we see that once it had built up a speed of 25,000 m.p.h. ( which would take only a few minutes of powered flight ) the rocket would “ coast ” upwards , steadily losing speed , until at a great distance it was moving ...
a > ( Figure 9 ) we see that once it had built up a speed of 25,000 m.p.h. ( which would take only a few minutes of powered flight ) the rocket would “ coast ” upwards , steadily losing speed , until at a great distance it was moving ...
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Although interplanetary distances are a million - fold greater than terrestrial ones , interstellar distances are a ... proved that the stars were actually other suns , made pinpoints of light purely because of their enormous distance .
Although interplanetary distances are a million - fold greater than terrestrial ones , interstellar distances are a ... proved that the stars were actually other suns , made pinpoints of light purely because of their enormous distance .
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( This unit , the distance light travels in a year , is a convenient one for measuring stellar distances . It equals 5,880,000,000,000 miles . ) Only one of our nearest eight neighbours is visible , without a telescope ...
( This unit , the distance light travels in a year , is a convenient one for measuring stellar distances . It equals 5,880,000,000,000 miles . ) Only one of our nearest eight neighbours is visible , without a telescope ...
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